Bangladesh vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Bangladesh
0.54 GPIA
in 2022
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
55th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
53rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Bangladesh
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
How they compare
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 0.89 GPIA against 0.54 GPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.35 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 55th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd of 84 countries.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.14 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 1990s | 0.21 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2000s | 0.4 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2010s | 0.4644 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.3456 GPIA | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
| 2020s | 0.5033 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA | 0.3733 GPIA | UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Bangladesh or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 0.89 GPIA against 0.54 GPIA in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Bangladesh and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 0.35 GPIA, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release